​Burst water main floods NYC subway, streets (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

A busted water main flooded streets and interrupted subway service near Greenwich Village in New York City on Wednesday. The fire department and water crews are responding.

The cause of the broken
water main is unclear at this point, but the fire department said
it's possible that a Con Edison utility crew accidentally struck
the water pipe. The incident resulted in a downpour of water at
the 14th Street station, where the 1, 2 and 3 trains stop.

Videos posted online show one subway car stuck on the rails as
water cascades down its sides, with people still sitting inside.
The fire department told DNAinfo that there have been no reports
of people still inside the station, though some 500 people had to
be evacuated.

Another video shows so much water falling onto the tracks that a
pool is formed almost as high as the subway platform.